gratitude

My heart is full Lord, even when I am not following You as I should be, You lift me up and out and graciously bless me with Your mercies.  What makes You sad, makes me sad Lord--how I long to live for You, a life that is beautiful and glorifying to You, obedient to You, and in alignment with Your will and Your purposes, Lord.

Thank you for aligning his heart with Yours, Lord, thank you for giving him a heart that longs for the same things I do, even when I am too weak to voice my thoughts.  Thank you for a man who acts in accordance with his heart, who puts no delay to what is good and of You, thank you for a man who loves You.  How beautifully wonderful You have sewn together a heart that encourages mine not to fear, but to be bold for You and Your truth and goodness.  May there be a day that You have blessed that joins our hearts together as one, may we love and serve You with our hearts and lives, may you be glorified and Your name be praised.  Lord, You are faithful and Your goodness abounds, what a precious gift You have brought me, thank you for this peace I have, seeing You so readily in this man.  Lord, I am in awe of and humbled by Your power and thankful for the gifts of love and mercy You have blessed me with.

the man I've only dreamed of

Lord, what You are doing is supernatural, I couldn't have planned it better, Lord, I didn't know that You formed peoples' hearts like this, I stand in speechless amazement and awe, at the love You display through this man before me.  This feeling of peace, and hope, and overwhelming joy, and love, and excitement, and abounding dreams.

He says he's not patient, but he is the most patient man I've ever known--six months, this is a virtuous man, to put Your work above his desires.  Not having any idea of his affections until an appropriate time, he is a man of self control and perseverance.  He is humble and he is kind, he puts others before himself, he is intentional with his relationship with You Lord.  He honors you with his whole life.  He is eager to pray for me and does it as naturally as breathing.  Lord, his heart is peaceful and open before you, so evident through his words, woven like an honest song unfolding before me from the deepness of his heart.

Lord, he lavishes me with adorations, loving me the way my heart longs to be loved.  He sees me.  He knows me.  He respects and honors me, Lord.  He makes me feel anew, precious, lovely.  I find myself sighing in a reckless abandon to love, this pure and freeing love that is rooted in You Lord--a gift from above.  You love to give your children good gifts, and this is beyond anything I could imagine.  Lord, his heart is beautifully made--made to match up with mine, compliment it in every way.